Archived Press Releases
June 2005Study on neonates provides no new information and rings no alarm bellsStatement by the European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI)A new study published by Environmental Health Perspectives: "Use
of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate containing medical products and
urinary levels of mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in neonatal
intensive care unit infants" contains no significant new
information and certainly nothing which rings alarm bells. It
agrees with earlier studies and states the obvious -- newborns who
receive intensive care, perhaps to save their lives, have measured
phthalate levels above the average while undergoing these critical
medical procedures.
October 2004Neonate exposure to DEHP doesn't harm physical or sexual growthNew study confirms no long-term effects from life-saving medical devicesA study of a group of teenagers, highly exposed to
di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) as babies, has shown no adverse
effects on their physical growth or sexual development.
November 2003California Action on DEHP "Not Justified by the Scientific Evidence"The State of California's action in listing DEHP as a reproductive toxicant under the provisions of Proposition 65 is not justified by the scientific evidence, according to the American Chemistry Council's Phthalate Esters Panel. October 2002EU Scientific Committee says there are no grounds on which to restrict the use of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in medical devicesThe European Union’s Scientific Committee on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices has published an Opinion on the use of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in medical devices saying that it can make no recommendations to limit its use, even for the most highly exposed patients.
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